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Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00700 Author/Creator: Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807 Place Written: Easton, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 April 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Nicola writes, "I lately took the liberty to trouble you with some remedies for the imperfections of shells, presuming you would rather be at the trouble to read ten useless schemes than run the hazard of loosing one good one I again trespass on your time with the inclosed & shall be happy if I can in any shape contribute a mite to the benefit of the American cause."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Nicola, Lewis, 1717-1807

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